A Deep Insight into the Sialome of Male and Female Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes.

Only adult female mosquitoes feed on blood, while both genders take sugar meals. Accordingly, several compounds associated with blood feeding (i.e. vasodilators, anti-clotting, anti-platelets) are found only in female glands, while enzymes associated with sugar feeding or antimicrobials (such as lys...

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Main Authors: José M C Ribeiro, Ines Martin-Martin, Bruno Arcà, Eric Calvo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151400